Not Real Art, in partnership with Codaworx and Arterial, will launch 250: A Celebration of Public Art in the U.S. Honoring America’s 250th anniversary, this landmark virtual exhibition features one public artwork from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. 250 invites viewers on an immersive tour of installations in parks, deserts, city streets and public interiors, showcasing the breadth and diversity of public art across the country.
The exhibition will remain open and archived online indefinitely on NotRealArt.com.
250 highlights site-specific installations, sculptures, murals, bridges, archways and multimedia experiences, shifting the conversation about art beyond traditional venues and into the public realm. Curated by Virginia-based arts writer Kirsten Bengtson-Lykoudis, 250 celebrates the artists who transform everyday environments into places of beauty, protest, reflection and wonder, and reminds audiences that art is for everyone.
All artists and artworks featured in 250 are curated in partnership with Codaworx, the leading platform for the public art industry based in Madison, Wisconsin. Since 2014, Codaworx has connected all segments of public art and championed innovative public art worldwide. The artists, designers, architects, fabricators and artisans they collaborate with have contributed to a remarkable selection of installations that celebrate community, creativity and collaboration across the U.S.
250 is part of Not Real Art’s First Fridays virtual exhibition series, which celebrates independent artists globally and introduces new thematic exhibitions on the first Friday of every other month. The exhibition is sponsored by Los Angeles-based arts nonprofit Arterial, whose mission is to democratize and amplify art in public spaces by sharing contemporary stories about the visual and performing arts.
Projects submitted by leading artists, design firms, fabricators, engineers and government arts agencies are located in every state: (Alabama) Stephen Whyte’s Sculpture Studio, (Alaska) Daniel Roache, (Arizona) Creative Machines, (Arkansas) Erin Ashcroft Artistry LLC, (California) Ilan Averbuch, (Colorado) Denver Arts & Venues (Connecticut) Svigals + Partners (Delaware) Chiodo Art Development, (District of Columbia) OxmanStudios, Inc. (Florida) Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (Georgia and South Dakota) Christopher Weed Sculpture Inc., (Hawaii) Glasmalerei Peters Studios / Peters Studio U.S. (Idaho) David Carmack Lewis, (Illinois) Ignition Arts, LLC, (Indiana) Torey Dunne, (Iowa) KenyonZubko Collaborative Beau Kenyon +Natalia Zubko, (Kansas) Ball-Nogues Design Studio, (Kentucky) Bollinger Atelier, (Louisiana) Marcus Brown, (Maine and Mississippi) Transformit, (Maryland and Wisconsin) RE:site, (Massachusetts) MASARY Studios, (Michigan) Formed For/Brodin Sculptures,(Minnesota) City of Bloomington Creative Placemaking, (Missouri) Matthew Mazzotta, (Montana) Jessica Bodner, (Nebraska) James Tyler, (Nevada) Davis McCarty, (New Hampshire) Lyubov Muravyeva, (New Jersey and New York) Mayer of Munich, (New Mexico) Lordy Rodriguez, (North Carolina) Marc Fornes/TheVeryMany, (North Dakota) Anne Labovitz, (Ohio) Cliff Garten Studio, (Oklahoma) Narduli Studio, (Oregon) Ray King Studio, (Pennsylvania) Ava Blitz, (Puerto Rico) Pseudo Mero, (Rhode Island) Peter Diepenbrock, (South Carolina) Laurel Holtzapple, (Tennessee) Blessing Hancock, (Texas) Metalab, (Utah) Gordon Huether + Partners, Inc. (Vermont) Stephen Rhoades, (Virginia) WMATA Art in Transit Program, (Washington) Sarah Helen More, (West Virginia) Humanity Memorial Inc. and (Wyoming) Elizabeth Best, G. Brown Design Inc.
